Every night at The Purple Onion was a great night. That was during the ’90s when Tom Guido ran it as a punk club.

Earlier in The Purple Onion’s history, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen and others performed their standup comedy.

It was down a steep flight of stairs and felt like a speakeasy for lo-fi, garage rock misfits.

Tom Guido, was part of the show. In between bands like The Loudmouths, Teen Generate and The Rip Offs, Tom would take the microphone and just rant. At the end of the night, he’d kick us all out, sometimes hurling insults.